Gweru Surname
Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname
Gweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 991 | 1:15,578 | 2,198 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gweru (63) may also be a first name.
Gweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gweru (Arabic: غويرى) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gweru is the 345,133rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweru reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gweru is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 32 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgweru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ngwerou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaru | 80 | 303 | / |
| Gueru | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kweru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gworu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaru | 73 | 636 | / |
| Guerou | 73 | 469 | / |
| Gberou | 73 | 286 | / |
| Guerru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guerau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngwiru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkweru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwarau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guerhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goueru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guerui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guerrou | 67 | 253 | / |
| Gouerou | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gåverud | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guerouh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gvesrud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guearou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gqwarhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gqwaaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gberrou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwarhu | 67 | 1 | / |
Gweru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gweru in the Arabic language | ||
| غويرى | ghwyry | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gweru
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